Refkigeratok



B. M. N-YCE.

" Refrigerator Bilding.

Patented Nov. 2. 1858..

N. PETCRS, Photo-Lumpur;

AUNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

BENJAMIN M. NYCE, OF KINGSTON, INDIANA.

REFRIGERATOR.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 21,97 7, dated November 2, 1858; Reissued October 23, 1860, No. 1,068; again Reissued February 24, 1874, No. 5,772.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN M. NYCE, of Kingston, in the county of Decatur and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful improvement in the mode of preserving fruit and other perishable substances, which I denominate a refrigerating land preserving house; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon and made to form a part yof this specification.

Similar letters refer to like parts of the improvement.

The invention here considered has reference to the construction and arrangement of refrigerating and preserving rooms or apartments within which a desired even temperature can be maintained, without material variation, and the most perfect desiccation produced, in the manner hereinafter set forth. To accomplish this purpose, I surround the entire apartment with nonconducting walls arranged with reference to an ice room in the upper part thereof, and within the preserving apartments I arrange, at desirable points, deposits of quick lime for the purpose of desiccation, and produce a constant circulation of the contained air by means of a rotary fan, operated by a wind wheel placed without the said apartments. y

For more perfect description I will refer direct to the accompanying drawings, of whichw Figure 1 is intended to represent a vertical sectional elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken below the ice floor. Fig. 3 is a. transverse sectional view of the ice iioor and supporting beam. Fig. 4 is a vertical section showing the peculiar construction of the supporting beams.

(E) (Fig. 1) represents the outer casing of the nonconducting wall, (f) is the middle wall, and (g) is the inner partition, all made as nearly air tight as possible. The compartments (C) between the outer casing (E) and the middle wall (f) I ll with cha or other good nonconductor. Upon the inner surface of the middle wall (f) I apply a coat of plaster to render insulation more complete and perfect. The compartments (D) between the middle wall and the inner partition (g) are occupied by what I call dead air. The inner surface of the inner partition (g) above the ice floor (P) is rendered water tight by application of tar of other suitable substance. The ice floor (P) is constructed of zinc or other suitable material and is made with the iange (70') fully shown in (Fig. 3) to prevent water from entering, the refrigerating apartments below.

(Z) is a discharge pipe.

(O) is an adjustable transverse partition made water tight by the application of tarred cloth or other suitable material, and is operated by means of the windlass (W) (Fig. 2), and the cord (7c) (Fig. l). The partition (O) will be elevated above the door (It), ice will be passed in, in sufiicient quantities upon the floor (P), when the partition (O) will be lowered until it rests upon the ice. Evaporation and fermentation are thus to a great extent prevented.

p (Q) is a trap door in the partition (O).

(T) (Fig. l) are tranverse beams made to support the ice floor (P), the construction of which is fully shown in (Fig. 4), (X) being the upper portion of the beam (T), made of iron. (o) is the second part, made of wood. (y) is the third part, and is a metallic trough, made to receive the water of condensation which may collect about the upper portions of the beam (U) is the fourth and principal portion of the supporting beam (T).

(A) is the outer door to the refrigerating and preserving apartments, and is made with double walls, having the compartment (B) is the inner door, and is made as nearly air tight as possible, and for that purpose I use list, woolen cloths, etc., tacked to its edges.

(H) are shelves for the reception of fruit, etc.

(K) is a rotary fan made to operate by means of the wind wheel (N).

(F) (Fig. 2) are receptacles for quick lime, which is deposited in any desirable number of places within preserving room for the purpose of absorbing the moisture of the air, and as the fan (K) rotates the air is circulated so that all the contained air will come in contact with the lime and thus produce the most perfect desiccation within the said apartments.

YVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. The employment of the fan (K) When arranged as set forth for producing a circulation of the contained air, so as to bring it in immediate Contact with the lime or other ydesiccating composition for the purposes herein specially set forth.

2. I claim the peculiar construction of the beam (T)-tbat is to say, I claim. the metal bar the insulating beam (e) the trough (y) and supporting beam (U) all arranged for the purposes and in the Inanner described.

3. claim the partition (O) when arranged and operating substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein set forth. l

BENJ N. M. NYCE. Witnesses WILL CUMBACK, WVM. ALEXANDER.

[FIRST PRINTED 1911,] 

